"You're... Hayate Gekko!"
Takashi Hyuga's gaze sharpened as he looked at the Anbu leader. Brown hair protruded from beneath the Anbu mask, and the man had a thin frame with a tachi strapped to his back.
From having carried out missions with Hayate Gekko before, Takashi Hyuga recognized that frail figure beneath the Anbu mask as Hayate Gekko.
Hayate Gekko solemnly removed his mask, revealing a somewhat pale face and faintly sunken dark circles beneath his eyes. His gaze swept over the Hyuga Branch Family members surrounding him, and his heart sank. "Takashi, what are you doing here?"
"And you? Did Lord Hokage send the Anbu to monitor Young Master Neji? What are you planning?" Takashi Hyuga calmly countered.
"It is Lord Hokage's order. Takashi, you should know that you have no right to question it." Hayate Gekko spoke deeply as he slowly drew the tachi from his back.
"You need not understand Young Master Neji's orders either. Put down your weapon and come with me to see Young Master Neji." Takashi Hyuga said coldly. "You should know you have no chance of winning."
"I'm sorry, but I only accept Lord Hokage's orders." Hayate Gekko spoke slowly, then suddenly shouted, "Split up and run!"
"Leaf Style Swordsmanship: Crescent Moon Dance!" In an instant, Hayate Gekko unleashed Leaf Style Swordsmanship: Crescent Moon Dance and attacked a Hyuga Branch Family member who appeared comparatively weak, intending to break through.
He did not possess the ability to fight eight Hyuga Branch Family members led by Takashi Hyuga.
Forget eight of them—even Takashi Hyuga's Byakugan alone might be more than he could handle.
Upon hearing Hayate Gekko's shout, the Anbu member beside him immediately chose another seemingly weaker Hyuga Branch Family member and used the Body Flicker Technique in that direction.
**"Magnetic Field Fist